“A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Wednesday agreed with the agency’s proposal that the labels on antidepressants should be expanded to include the risk of increasing suicidal thoughts and behaviors in young adults.”

My recommendation? The FDA needs to slap a general black-box warning on all antidepressants saying that it “can increase the risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviors.” Period.

ADDENDUM:

“Adult antidepressant studies carried out by pharmaceutical companies suggest that adults up to age 24 are more than twice as likely to think about or try suicide if they’re using antidepressants than if they’re taking sugar pills. The studies didn’t find that antidepressants increase suicidal behavior for adults ages 25 to 64, and the drugs appear to reduce suicide attempts in patients 65 and older.” – USAToday

“These are a brief list of comorbid conditions that occur with depression. If any of these problems are untreated, the SSRI can often amplify the depression and the impulsivity. More likely to suicide.